SHROPSHIRE © VISITOR INFORMATION Owner William Cash Address Upton Cressett Hall

Heart of Shropshire WV16 6UH Location MAP 6:M7 OS Ref. OS506 592 Birmingham 35 miles. 17 miles. Three miles west of Bridgnorth off A458 towards . Nearest village is Morville. See website for map. Rail: Wolverhampton (1 hr 40 mins from Euston, Stokesay Court trains at 23 minutes past every hour) Onibury, , Shropshire SY7 9BD Taxi: (Brambles, www.stokesaycourt.com 01746 767076). Unspoilt and secluded, Stokesay Court is an imposing late Victorian mansion Contact The Administrator with Jacobean style façade, magnificent interiors and extensive grounds Tel: (Office) 01746 714616 containing a grotto, woodland and interconnected pools. Set deep in the E-mail: enquiries@ beautiful rolling green landscape of South Shropshire near Ludlow, the house uptoncressett.co.uk and grounds featured as the Tallis Estate in the award winning film ‘Atonement’. Opening Times Location: MAP 6:K7, SO444 786. A49 Between Ludlow and Craven Arms. 1 April–30 September, Sunday (2–5pm), Owner/Contact: Ms Caroline Magnus Tel: 01584 856238 Wednesday and Thursday Upton Cressett Hall E-mail: [email protected] and all BH Mondays www.uptoncressetthall.co.uk Open: Guided tours Apr–Oct for booked groups (20+). Groups (up to 60) can (11.30am–5pm). be accommodated. Tours for individuals take place on dates advertised on Last entry all days 4.30pm. website. Booking essential. Tours are usually taken by the owner. Tearoom (including home-made cakes and Moated, romantic Elizabethan manor with 14th century Great Hall Admission: Adult £15pp to include light refreshments (full catering service sandwiches) open from and turreted gatehouse set in unspoilt Shropshire countryside near available on request). 12–4.30pm. There is also a Key facts: i No stilettos. No photography in house. s k w Partial. WCs. farm shop and gift shop. r g y b D f 4 The historic 12th century market towns of Bridgnorth and Ludlow. Obligatory. Guide dogs only. € church of St Michael, Upton Cressett, (www. Located next to a fine Norman church, Upton Cressett’s The Hall has fine 16th century furniture and portraits as well as visitchurches.org.uk), with rare medieval frescos, is gatehouse, featuring original oak spiral staircase and rare 16th modern art. Of special interest is the restored Great Hall dining adjacent to the manor. century ornamental plasterwork, has been likened to the room with a unique Tudor hand-painted ceiling, and main newel Admission Sissinghurst Tower. The property was admired by Pevsner and is stair reminiscent of Knole, completed by the artist Adam Dant, Hall, gardens and guided included in Simon Jenkins’ Best Houses of Britain who described winner of the Jerwood Prize. His unique series of murals and house tour: it as an ‘Elizabethan gem’. Country Life describes Upton Cressett work in the Elizabethan garden have been acclaimed by Country Adult: £6.50 Child (0-5 years): free as ‘a splendid example of the English manor house at its most Life as ‘remarkable’ and ‘daring’. The extensive gardens are being Child (5-16): £3.50 evocative’. transformed in a project led by the celebrated gardener and Senior: (65 & over): £5.00 *gatehouse is normally writer Dr Katherine Swift. open but please check The Hall, the oldest dated brick manor in Shropshire, was the website. historic home of the Cressett family before Bill Cash MP and his The spectacular gatehouse, one of the country’s most romantic Gardens only: Adult: £4.00 family began living there in 1971. The young king Edward V and luxuriously appointed hideaways, is also available for private Child (5-16): £2.00 stayed in 1483 from Ludlow on his way to the Tower. In the Civil let, being perfect for mini-breaks and honeymoons. The manor Senior: £3.50 War, Sir Francis Cressett was Treasurer to Charles I and Prince and grounds are available for weddings, receptions, events, Special events Rupert stayed in the gatehouse, as did Margaret Thatcher in the concerts and filming. The property can accommodate groups Tours: Owner led tours (including 20th century. The gatehouse has a secret tunnel and is also home (such as corporate retreats or art tours) of up to sixteen people in specialist history tours by to the Upton Cressett Foundation. a unique, secluded and inspirational historic atmosphere. Bill Cash) are available all

year for groups (over 15) © © Attingham Park with tea and cake served in Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4TP the Great Hall dining room. KEY FACTS Exhibition: i No photography in the house. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/attinghampark Permanent exhibition  featuring the work of s Attingham, former home of the Berwicks’, reflects the Regency splendour of Corporate retreats and events, including Adam Dant, archive C full dining facilities in the great hall dining England with richly furnished rooms and is surrounded by beautiful parkland photography from the room for up to 24. with walled garden and deer park. But physical structures are only part of the restoration of Upton Receptions for up to 200 can be hosted in luxury marquees in the moated garden or story - Attingham has been the setting for romantic love and despair, Cressett (1971-2011) and the Gatehouse lawn. history of Cressett family. accumulated fortunes, followed by flamboyant overspending, bankruptcy and Concerts, literary talks w  desertion. Now stunning developments in the mansion and walled garden are and open air theatre: r Tea room on all daily open days and pre- part of the Attingham Re-discovered project of conservation and restoration. Please check website for all booked lunches for groups of over ten. Highlights include the atmospheric evening banquet in the Dining Room, the special events. g  Banqueting and Ample. delicate feminine Boudoir and the rich, opulent textiles of the masculine private events: y Octagon-Room.  VIP lunches, dinners, b Location: MAP 6:L6, OS Ref. 127 SJ837 083. 4m SE of Shrewsbury on N side banquets and other events On leads. D of B4380 in Atcham village. (weddings, corporate away Single & En-suites days etc) are available in 2 Owner: National Trust Contact: The Property Administrator  the Hall or in a marquee f Tel: 01743 708170 / 162 Fax: 01743 708155 Infoline: 01743 708123 on the Gatehouse Lawn or  Moat Lawn. 4 E-mail: [email protected] € 4 Register for news and special offers at www.hudsonsheritage.com Review properties at www.hudsonsheritage.com 5